Singe is a Decepticon-allied Nebulan Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

He would do anything for love—but he won't do that.

Singe may be the only being to have joined the Decepticons for love. Years ago, Singe lost his lover Llyra to Galen, leaving him crushed. When his rival joined the Autobots, Singe signed up with Llyra's father, Lord Zarak, and the Decepticons, hoping to slay Galen and win back Llyra's heart. The binary-bonding process made the callow playboy into a double-barreled nuclear-powered flamethrower, capable of liquefying metal and barbecuing Galen alive. But the Decepticons' defeat and subsequent exile from Nebulos left Singe bitter, hateful, and unfulfilled. To make matters worse, Galen died before he could kill him! Even the company of his partners Spinister and Hairsplitter can't shake his loneliness.^[1]

In some universes, Singe is a native Cybertronian, rather than a Nebulan Targetmaster.

Fiction

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

During the war for Cybertron, Singe was an Air Force Weapons Raider. Siege toy packaging

2019 IDW continuity

"This is my one chance to be my own guy!"

Singe and Gutcruncher took advantage of the Tether's fall to steal some energon from a storage facility. They ran afoul of Security Operations officers Strongarm and Bumper and started a firefight with them. Gauge was accidentally shot in the crossfire and her mentor Arcee angrily stormed the criminals' position and took Singe down herself. Gutcruncher managed to escape, but Singe was arrested. Arcee/Greenlight: Run In custody, Singe was forcefully interrogated by Prowl, who was looking for information on The Rise. An intimidated Singe pointed Security in the direction of Swindle's. Swindle's During a prison break, an escaping Swindle declined to spring the pleading Singe from his cell, seeing no further profit in his former enforcer. Hunt

Generations Selects Special Comic

In 2050, Spinister wielded Singe and Shrute as the Autobots and Decepticons charged into battle against the Dinobots. Volcanicus comic 2

Commercial appearances

Spinister wielded both Singe and Hairsplitter in a battle against the three Autobot Double Targetmasters, firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. Double Targetmasters commercial

Toys

The Transformers

• Spinister (Targetmaster, 1988)

• Known designers: Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy)

Released the fifth year of the original Transformers toyline, in the second assortment of Targetmastrs, Singe transforms into a "dual flamethrower" in basically one and a half steps. As a Targetmaster, his handle is a 5 mm post, making him compatible with a lot of toys throughout the entire franchise. His base also features a 5 mm post-hole, nominally used to combine him with his pack-in partner Hairsplitter to form a super-rifle.

Singe and Hairsplitter were only available with the Decepticon Targetmaster Spinister in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

• More information on Singe on TFU.info

Combiner Wars

• Deluxe (TFSS 4.0, 2016)

Combiner Wars Singe is a redeco of Thrilling 30 Caliburst, transforming into a triple-barreled gun. He can also combine with his pack-in partner Shrute (or any other iteration of the Holepunch mold) to form a super-rifle, with either one forming the "front" part.

He was only available as an accessory with Spinister, the third figure released in the Figure Subscription Service 4.0.

This mold was also used to make Adventure Targetmaster, Timelines Dia, and Combiner Wars Sunbeam.

War for Cybertron: Siege

• Singe (Battle Master, 2019)

• Hasbro ID number: WFC-S44
• TakaraTomy name: Singe (シンジ)
• TakaraTomy ID number: SG-43
• TakaraTomy release date: 2020 February 22
• Accessories: Cannon, 2 "Fire Blast effects"

Part of the fourth wave of Siege Battle Masters, Singe is a redeco of Firedrive, transforming from robot to "Double-Barreled Nuclear-Powered Flamethrower" in 5 steps. As a part of the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, he includes two "Fire Blast" effect pieces (recolors of the effects that originally came with Aimless) that can be used to simulate his blaster mode firing, and can slot onto the various hardpoints found on other figures and weaponry from the same subline to simulate blaster fire or explosions. The outer peg of the effect parts can also attach to 5 mm ports. The actual gun barrel piece can detach from the back, revealing a 3 mm peg, and connect to his arm like a cannon. Due to the size of the piece compared to Singe, attaching Fire Blast parts to his barrels will cause the figure to become too unbalanced to stand.

Singe's original partners, Spinister and "Shrute", were also each remade and released separately in Siege.

War for Cybertron Trilogy

• Sparkless Seeker (Battle 3-pack, 2021)

• TakaraTomy ID number: WFC-20
• TakaraTomy release date: January 29, 2022
• Accessories: Cannon, 2 Fire Blast effects

War for Cybertron Trilogy "Sparkless Singe" is a greenish-gray redeco of the above figure. Sparkless Singe comes with the same "Fire Blast" effect pieces as before, but in a slightly darker shade of green.

Sparkless Singe comes packaged with the Voyager-sized Sparkless Seeker and fellow Battle Master Sparkless Caliburst.

This toy, like most of the Netflix War for Cybertron Trilogy toys, is a Walmart exclusive in the U.S. and Canada.

Age of the Primes

• Spinister vs. Topspin (Multi-pack, 2025)

• Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro), Amy Bence (packaging)^[2]

Age of the Primes Singe is not a repaint of his above War for Cybertron: Siege figure, but rather of Legacy: Evolution Zigzag. This was done for parity with the Targetmasters included with Legacy: Evolution Needlenose and Legacy: United Quake. As with Zigzag, he transforms into a double-barreled blaster for his partner Spinister to wield, which can combine into a larger weapon with the also-included Hairsplitter, like their original toys.

Singe was included in a two-pack with Spinister, Hairsplitter, Topspin, and Headmaster Freezeout as part of the “Wreck ‘n Doom Collection,” which was exclusive to Amazon in the US and available in limited quantities on Hasbro Pulse. The set was revealed on January 13, 2025 and went up for preorder the following day.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Singe (シンジ Shinji)

References